[Members of the Suflower Family with Button-like Flower Heads]
Fleabanes of Mt. Adams and Vicinity That Lack Ray Flowers

The Genus Erigeron

 

California Rayless Fleabane, Rayless Fleabane: Erigeron inornatus - Disk flowers only.

Scabland Fleabane (Erigeron bloomeri) is a rayless fleabane which is found in the Simcoe Mts. 10-20 miles east of the Klickitat River which so far has not been found on Mt. Adams or along the west bank of the Klickitat River.

The following fleabanes have ray flowers, but these are often inconspicuous so one might arrive at this page when keying them out.

Bitter Fleabane: Erigeron acris ssp. debilis - Ray flowers very short, erect, and often inconspicuous. Heads one to a few per stem, plants to 30 cm high.

Bitter Fleabane: Erigeron acris ssp. politus - Ray flowers very short, erect, and often inconspicuous. Heads several to many per stem, plants 30-60 cm high.

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